Sunday, February 1, 2015

USA:

Geothermal Energy Helps Power Super Bowl (News Release)

Phoenix regional utility Salt River Project, on behalf of the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee, is partnering with the NFL Environmental Program to provide green energy for the American football Super Bowl XLIX today at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale.

The electricity needed to power the Super Bowl will be from 100 percent renewable energy resources to offset greenhouse gas emissions associated with Super Bowl XLIX.

In 2014 the utility sourced 304,089 Megawatt Hours of electricity from geothermal energy, just under 18% of the renewable energy resources.

The SRP board has set a goal to meet 20 percent of SRP’s retail electricity requirements through sustainable resources by 2020. Currently, SRP is ahead of schedule — providing more than 12 percent of retail energy needs with sustainable resources, which include solar, wind and geothermal energy, hydropower, as well as energy efficiency measures.

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